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Why is it bad flight planning to use an intersection for your initial fix on your IFR flight? My plan has two NAVs and an IFR GPS. So I have at least 3 ways to identify the intersection granted doing it with one NAV is painful during departure but it could be done. I curious to hear people...

OK, one thing I've never really understood is the point of Tower Enroute Control. Maybe it doesn't apply much here in the Midwest where there's space between TRACONs. Can anyone explain this to me, using small words and speaking slowly? Specifically, when is this used, what is the benefit,...

I'd like to know how most people handle using their tablet PC based EFBs in the cockpit. I'm trying to figure out the best way to mount or hold my Fujitsu LT C-500 tablet for viewing approach plates using JeppView Flightdeck (Cessna 182). I currently have the tablet and all the necessary...

This one kinda stumps me everytime I am told this. Call tower, request your IFR clearence, they tell you "taxi to runway xxx - clearence available upon request" what I always do is just read back the taxi instructions and wait for them to call me back with the clearence. I guess I dont understand...

Paul, David Powell strikes again :-D Lynne

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I'm inbound on the final approach segment of the VOR-A approach at T82 (Fredericksburg Texas): http://www.myairplane.com/databases/approach/SouthCentral/T82_vd_gA.pdf At about 3 miles east of the airport I'm at the MDA of 2460 MSL ("766 AGL"), mostly in a 700 foot overcast. Through a break in...

My ADF (Narco 841) quit pointing shortly after I got the plane, so I pulled it and found it was covered in swarf (metal shavings) so I cleaned it off, cleaned the contacts (card edge connector) and put it back in. Now it points again. What I'm wondering is: How fast should it point? Let's say...

Has anyone here taken an extended hiatus from flying and then returned to currency? I sold my airplane and quite flying 4.5 years ago to build a house and for some other economic reasons. I'm about ready to re-enter the flying world and know that a fair bit has changed since 1999. Any...

For those of you who have your instrument ticket, how many hours of actual IMC did you have when you got your ticket. At approx 40 hours of instrument time I have a 'whopping' .9 hours of ACTUAL IMC... I sincerely hope I'm going to get to see a lot more before I get my instrument ticket - which...

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Sitting here in central Taiwan, I bet on my VHF scanner I can hear flights above China talking to controllers, if they are high enough in the air. Frequencies to monitor would be Hong Kong 121.3, Guangzhou=?, Shanghai=?, Xiamen=?, Fuzhou=?. A Google search failed. I also notice 118-136 Mhz....

Where do ya'll like to go for practice approaches to get current ?

I'm sure this has be hashed over many times, but I can't find it now. In the current issue of "IFR" (December, 2003), an editorial answer to a reader's question contained the following - (referring to a safety pilot requirements): ".... if you use a safety pilot and write that safety pilot's...

Just got back from a good proficiency practice flight. This was the first time I'd flown single pilot IFR at night with conditions that could potentially deteriorate to actual instrument. (cloudy, rain developing as the flight progressed, visibility dropping somewhat) The basic rundown... got the...

In my limited IFR flying.. I have always used Jepp charts. (They seemed much easier to read and use) The cost difference and their availability on the web has caused me to seriously considered switching to NACO. After reviewing these again (NACO) they seem much improved over the old days......

Australia is changing/rearranging its' airspace model to more closely line-up with ICAO and also to be a _very_ close copy of the current USA system. Basically there will be a heck of a lot of class-E. (usually bottomed at FL180, but in some areas down to A085). Our radar coverage won't change...

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